B21 Restoration Finished

troutsqueezer · Jul 10, 2011

Howdy Folks,

Bought this B21 last summer and it was looking pretty forlorn. Spend the last few months taking it apart, banging out the dents, refinishing the metal, replacing hoses, etc. Finally got it finished this weekend. I know I like any and all tractor pics and I know you do too.

It has approx. 1400 hrs. Runs like a top.

Trout

The before picture:

bullbreaker · Jul 10, 2011

:thumbsup:
Trout
Looks super clean,great job !
Got to ask you though,did your B21 come with the backhoe ?

Boone

powerstroke444e · Jul 10, 2011

Great looking tractor

troutsqueezer · Jul 10, 2011

bullbreaker said:
:thumbsup:
Trout
Looks super clean,great job !
Got to ask you though,did your B21 come with the backhoe ?

Boone

Thanks guys. I bought the tractor sans backhoe. Not sure what the original owner did with it but I had no need for one and the price was right. Plus, I liked the small turning radius and sturdiness of the thing so I bought it. I have the grader and a box for it.

Ken45101 · Jul 11, 2011

Nice. The B21 is a nice small unit. I think mine has about 500 hours on it.

BTW, since you don't have the backhoe, the Kubota manual warns not to operate it without a rear weight of some sort.

Ken

flusher · Jul 11, 2011

Looks great. Excellent job.

Verticaltrx · Jul 11, 2011

troutsqueezer said:
Thanks guys. I bought the tractor sans backhoe. Not sure what the original owner did with it but I had no need for one and the price was right. Plus, I liked the small turning radius and sturdiness of the thing so I bought it. I have the grader and a box for it.

Looks good, I rented B21 TLB's for years before the B26 came out. Great little machines.

I'm sure the original owner ordered it without the hoe. They could be ordered as a tractor/loader/backhoe, or just a tractor/loader. The latter was popular with landscape contractors, paving companies, mulch and stone yards, etc. Basically anyone that just needed an industrial duty loader tractor.

troutsqueezer · Jul 11, 2011

Ken45101 said:
Nice. The B21 is a nice small unit. I think mine has about 500 hours on it.

BTW, since you don't have the backhoe, the Kubota manual warns not to operate it without a rear weight of some sort.

Ken

Thanks again guys. Not to worry about the weight. It usually has the BB attached and it is a heavy one, plus, the rear tires are filled. I've built some good-sized rock walls with it.